If Regulators Impose Marginal-Cost Pricing on a Natural Monopolist, the Government

question 96

Multiple Choice

If regulators impose marginal-cost pricing on a natural monopolist, the government may have to:

• A)nationalise the monopolist
• B)require transparent pricing
• C)subsidise the monopolist
• D)tax the final product

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